osirainz ‘What Types of Debate are There? | eHow.com Learn to Speak Fluent English e@ Learn Real English LI Bearers convenserions eHow Discover the expert in you. What Types of Debate are There? By Deanne Whitmore, eHow Contributor There are several accepted forms of debate, all of which have specific variations, styles and resolutions. There are debates used in educational institutions and debates used in parliaments. All debate types have a proposition side and an opposition side. The proposition side advocates the adoption of the resolution and opposition side opposes or refutes the resolution. Many of the newer forms of debate were formed in reaction to traditional forms of debate that were considered excessive. Team Policy Debate The team policy debate is the oldest and most common form of debate used in American high schools and colleges. The two sides are divided into an affirmative and a negative team, with cach team having two debaters. A team policy debate round consists of two sets of four speeches. The first four speeches are constructive speeches and the last four are rebuttal speeches. Resolutions in this kind of debate are almost always governmental policy related. Persuasiveness is not considered as important as evidence gathering and presentation. Lincoln-Douglas (LD) Debate This form of debate arose as a reaction to the excessiveness of the team policy debate, The LD debate focuses on discussing the merits of competing ethical values in a persuasive manner. In the 1850s, Abraham Lincoln and Stephen A. Douglas held seven debates on the issue of slavery. This resulted in the formation of the LD debate format. This format is commonly used in high schools and colleges. The LD debate consists of five speeches and two cross-examination periods with more time given to the affirmative side. National Debate Tournament (NDT) The NDT is the oldest and most commonly used form of debate in colleges and universities across America. The NDT debate consists of four constructive speeches, four rebuttals and four cross-examination periods that are in the same format as a team policy debate. It relies on large amounts of evidence and does not center on persuasive techniques. www how .convprintinfo_8682084_types-debate-there hind 1osirainz ‘What Types of Debate are There? | eHow.com Cross Examination Debate Association (CEDA) CEDA is a two-on-two debate, with a structure similar to that of an NDT or team policy debate. It was developed with the intention of being a value driven debate, rather than a policy driven debate and is used to debate issues of public or government policy. A national CEDA topic is usually chosen each year for use in high schools across the United States. Parliamentary Debate Parliamentary debate is another form of academic debate developed due to the excessive nature of the NDT and team policy debates. It is popular at the university level and is loosely based on the British parliamentary debate. The emphasis is on persuasiveness, logic and wit. The parliamentary debate follows a format of six speeches total: four constructive speeches and two rebuttal speeches. Each separate round of parliamentary debate uses this format. 22